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Girl Scout Programs Try It, Badge, Patch, Achievements, Jam Making and Overnights
Green Briar offers a number of
science and nature-based programs for Brownies and Scouts throughout the
school year. Programs include, but are not limited to, Fetch Patch, map
and compass, rocks and minerals, kitchen science, dinosaurs and fossils,
and night walks, including overnights. Troops and dens can also schedule
their own programs with a naturalist. Overnights in the Education Center BOOKING NOW see below Daisy Scout Visits Girls visit the nature center with a teacher/naturalist guide who brings out select live animals and artifacts for girls to explore. The program ends with a hike out doors along the trail and pond edge. Try It and Badge Sessions: Girls work with a teacher/naturalist to complete the following Try Its. The fee is $7 per girl with a $50 minimum. There is no cost for adults. Programs run 1.5 hours. Brownie Try-its: Animals - Girls discover the difference between Wild versus Domesticated animals. Using the live animals in our nature center and outside exploration girls observe many different animal bodies, behavior, homes, and sounds. Girls examine artifacts dealing with Endangered Animals and learn the causes of endangerment. Earth and Sky - Girls explore sky creatures (birds and bugs) and ways they move. Erosion and soil layers are discussed through simple hands-on experiments and indoor and outdoor activities. Girls work in our “Root Lab” to examine different types of plant roots. Everyone creates their own soil scroll to take home. Eat Right, Stay Healthy - Girls examine labels from a variety of pre-processed food. Girls work with the Food Pyramid to compare labels and create collages using super market fliers. Girls become chefs and work together to create a healthy snack. Earth is Our Home - Girls learn how to make easy and safe household cleaning products. Girls explore recycling and examine decomposition in forest soil. Everyone create a mini-terrarium to take home. Eco Explorer - Girls embark on a safari in search of living and non-living things and evidence of the food chain in action. Habitat is defined and model habitats are designed for a chosen animal. Girls learn about local endangered plants and animals through hands-on exploration. Girl Scout Ways - Girl Scouting has many traditions for girls to experience and explore. Create a Juliette Lowe paper bag puppet, learn a new scout song, roast marshmallows for s’mores over a fire, create your own sit upon and discuss ways girl scouts can always be prepared. Make It, Eat It - Girls work together to prepare apple sauce and Brownie Soup. Girls learn the process for preserving foods by canning their apple sauce. Everyone decorates a small pot and plants an herb seed to take home, grow and use in cooking. Making Music - Girls explore different types of music and movement using traditional folk songs, international music, and rounds. Girls design and create a simple instrument to use in group singing. Movers - Girls create a variety of objects that have the ability to move using the force of the air including paper copters, gliders, kites and balloon rockets. Outdoor Adventurer - Girls participate in a wild dress for the weather relay; discuss safety rules for hikes and overnights. Girls explore outdoors on a sensory hike to a primitive shelter up in the Briar Patch. Plants - Girls examine lima beans in search of the tiny plant inside. Plants we eat and use everyday are discussed then we head out side for a leaf-shape scavenger hike and hunt for the fungus among us. Playing Around the World - Lots of Girl Scouting fun as we learn and complete games from around the world. Dress for active play inside and out. Ready Set, Go Camping - Girls explore simple knots, multiple uses for a bandana, participate in a sleeping bag relay and follow a scent trail. Proper clothing and outdoor safety are discussed. Science Wonders - Girls create incredible and strange substances to explore and hold. Girls complete awesome experiments to discover ways water behaves. Senses - Girls explore the five senses through fun experimentation including optical illusions, feeling unknown and unseen objects, creating a better sound catcher and mapping your taste tester (your tongue). Sounds of Music - This activity is all about sounds in music. Girls work with a variety of materials and objects to create a variety of musical tones then use these devices to accompany a sing a long. Watching Wildlife - Girls explore bird nests, feathers and fur, sounds and movement to learn about common wild animals. Girls hike outdoors to discover plants that animals use for food or shelter. Program ends with a wild game of animal movement charades. Water Everywhere - Girls explore our Watery Planet through simple experiments including how much fresh water is available for people, fresh vs. salt water and strange ways water behaves. Girls end by using nets to scoop out pond organisms living in the Smiling Pool pond. Junior Badges: Earth Connections - Girls explore both inside and out to complete this badge. Girls hike along the Briar Patch trail to discover forest vegetation layers, ten tree species, how plants regulate temperature and how soil develops. Indoors girls explore tree rings, endangered animals and plants, ecological succession in a salt marsh and how native peoples used plants. Hiker - Girls work together to prepare action plans for being out of doors, including safety issues, proper dress, and first aid. Girls hike out into the Briar Patch to identify poisonous plants, make observations of three plants and animals and complete a trail maintenance project. Finding Your Way - Girls explore tools for finding their way out of doors. Girls practice with topographical map and compass, create and visualize 3-D mapping and use rocks and sticks to create a mystery hike for others to follow. Outdoor Creativity - Girls explore the Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden and create a simple plant press to preserve specimens. The pond edge is a perfect spot to create a simple three-lined poem. Girls then hike out to two very different spots in the Briar Patch to record observations in sketch, poem or song and participate in a special Girl Scout’s Own. Plants and Animals - Girls explore plants and their uses, plants to avoid and create a special piece of art using plant materials. Girls meet some of the animals at the nature center and learn about their habits and habitats. Program ends with a wild safari walk in search of animals with special attributes. Rocks Rock - Girls explore rocks and minerals through hands-on activities involving over 75 actual specimens and experiments designed to discover the properties of certain minerals. Girls explore geological issues like erosion and weathering and complete a rock type booklet to take home. Science Discovery - Girls complete a series of scientific experiments to discover chemical reactions, optical illusions, properties of water, and friction in movement. A great badge for indoor exploration. Science in Everyday Life - Girls explore geometry and math in nature though observations and activities. Geologic forces and time are explored through erosion and rocks. Girls use a dichotomous key to identify some common plants. Art is created using color experimentation and water chromatography. Science Sleuth - Girls investigate finger print patterns, light color spectrums, sinkers and floaters, metal oxidation and simple machines. A great badge for indoor exploration. Water Wonders - Everything water is explored in this in and out badge session. Girls explore water properties through hand-on experiments, water cycle, microscopic life in water drops, water pollution and salt vs. fresh water. Wildlife - Girls explore live animals, animal artifacts, medicinal plants and poisonous plants during this indoor and outdoor badge session. Field observation tools are used to view and record animals and their signs. Your Outdoor Surroundings - Girls learn ways to explore outdoors with minimal impact on nature. Observation skills are explored to see natural objects closely and clearly. A Briar Patch walk includes observation games and a sound and see hike. Scheduling and Fees BADGE and PATCH WORK Troops and Dens can schedule programs after school, on weekends or during vacation weeks. Programs run 1-hour to 1.5 hours depending on age level. We do not provide the badges or patches.
Cost: $7.00 per scout KITCHEN WORKSHOPS Scouts can prepare their own delicious jam or yummy candy in our circa 1903 kitchen. Scheduled after school, on the weekend or when kitchen is not operating in the winter. Troops choose either 1 type of jam or 3 types of candy to make together. Jam choices range from simple recipes for scouts ages 6—8 to more challenging recipes for scouts ages 9 and up. JAM COST: $38.00 per pot. One, two or three scouts may work on one pot. Each pot yields 5 to 6 (8-ounce) jars.
CANDY COST:
$18.00 per scout.
Phone: 508-888-6870 ext 13
LOCATION WHEN CAN WE COME? - Overnights are scheduled at Green Briar Friday evening to Saturday morning from September through June. Dates are scheduled with the Education Director. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? - The cost for the overnight is $330.00 for up to 15 scouts. Up to 4 adults are free. Each additional person is $22.00 CANCELLATION POLICY - A 50% deposit is due two weeks prior to start of program. Refund less $25.00 cancellation fee will be given for a cancellation received within 48 hours prior to program. No refund of deposit if less than 48 hours notice of cancellation. WHAT DO WE BRING? - Each person needs to bring a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, pillow, PJ’s, toiletries, and a complete change of clothes. (See below for night hike clothing) Teddy bears and other stuffed companions are welcome . We always go on a night hike unless weather prohibits so bring a pair of long pants, long socks that you can pull up over your pant bottoms and a jacket. WHAT FOOD IS PROVIDED? - Night Snack is s’mores at the fire pit outdoors (weather dependent) or Popcorn and Juice. Breakfast is in our historic Jam Kitchen at Green Briar and includes: fresh fruit salad, choice of either hot oatmeal with apples and cinnamon, cold cereal or pancakes, milk, hot cocoa and juice. List your choices on the contract you will receive. Coffee and Tea are available for adults. WHERE DO WE SLEEP? - Putnam Education Center at Green Briar: Everyone sleeps on the wood floor. Your troop will be the only troop on site. A Burgess Naturalist stays on site over night in an upstairs room. There are no shower facilities. WHO WILL BE WITH US? - A staff naturalist organizes and conducts your program. Only one group is scheduled per overnight. CAN WE VISIT THE GIFT SHOP? - We do not encourage groups to visit the gift shop. The gift shop does not open until 10:00 am. VISITS WITH THE ANIMALS - The animal room is open for exploration. Many of our scout programs include visits with our animals. Scouts may have an opportunity to handle the animals at the naturalist’s discretion. WHAT DO WE DO IF IT RAINS? - Programs at Green Briar are rain or shine. Activities will be shifted as needed.
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